Carbohydrate
What are two examples of nucleic acids?
What are DNA and RNA
What does R represent in an amino acid model?
Variable group
What is the name of the reaction type that builds polymers?
What is dehydration synthesis
What do nucleic acids do?
Store and transmit genetic information
List 2 functions of proteins.
What is structure, communication, transportation, immunity, chemical reactions, homeostasis, etc
Name the two functional groups in every amino acid
What is amino group and carboxyl group
List 3 uses of lipids.
What is long term storage, cellular membrane structure, protective coating
What elements are in proteins?
What is carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sometimes sulfur
What are the 6 most common elements in living organisms?
What are oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, phosphorous, and sulfur
What type of lipid makes up cellular membranes?
Phospholipids
What are the three components of a nucleic acid?
Phosphate group, 5-carbon sugar, nitrogen base
How many different amino acids are in humans?
What is 20
Why are saturated fats solid at room temperature but unsaturated fats are liquid?
Saturated fats have single bonds between all carbons, resulting in straight chains that can pack together.
Unsaturated fats have at elast one double bond between carbons that causes a bent shape, thus preventing the fats from packing closely together
Name 2 examples of sugars.
What is surcose, glucose, cellulose, glycogen
What lipid has a bend in the tail?
What is unsaturdated
What are two differences between DNA and RNA?
Double helix, deoxyribose sugar in DNA
Single stranded, ribose sugar in RNA
What specific bond connects the amino acids of a protein?
What is peptide bond
What is the chemical formula of a polysaccharide composed of 10 glucose molecules?
What is C60H102O51